French Quarter Walking Tour with 1850 House Museum Admission

Walk the French Quarter's streets and step inside a preserved 1850s home

A French Quarter walking tour led by a city-licensed guide covers the neighborhood's history, architecture and folklore, with admission to the 1850 House Museum included. The tour runs rain or shine and takes roughly two hours. Restrooms are available for guests. Proceeds support Friends of the Cabildo, a nonprofit volunteer group backing the Louisiana State Museum.

Step-by-step itinerary

French Quarter walking tour and museum visit

• Join guided French Quarter walking tour
• Learn about history, architecture, folklore
• Visit 1850 House Museum
• Explore typical 1850s Pontalba Apartment

The experience

You start with a licensed guide who knows the French Quarter's stories: the architecture that survived, the people who built it, the folklore that still shapes the neighborhood. The walking tour moves at a pace that lets you take in the streets themselves, not just hear about them. After the walk, you head upstairs to the 1850 House Museum, where you see how a typical family actually lived inside one of the Pontalba Apartments during the 1850s. The museum shows the rooms, the furnishings, the scale of daily life in that era.

The whole thing takes about two hours from start to finish. Tours run whether the weather cooperates or not, so there's no waiting for conditions. If you need a restroom during the tour, one is available for guests. The neighborhood itself is walkable, and public transportation options are nearby if you want to get there without a car.

What’s included

• Historical French Quarter walking tour led by a professional city-licensed guide.
• admission to the 1850 House Museum.
• restroom access for tour guests.

Information

Lasts 2h, runs every day at 10:30 and 13:30, from US$ 30 per person, with a live guide in English, in groups of up to 8 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:30 and 13:30Another time? ›

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglishOther languages ›

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

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AgesAdult (19 and older) · Youth (13 to 18 years) · Child (under 13): free

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by Friends of the Cabildo

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want to walk the neighborhood streets while also stepping inside the 1850 House Museum to see how residents actually lived: the two together give you both the street-level story and the domestic reality.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (13 to 18 years); Child (under 13): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What does the 1850 House Museum actually show?

The 1850 House Museum displays a preserved Pontalba Apartment from the 1850s, showing the rooms, furnishings and living conditions of a typical household during that period.

Is the walking tour suitable if I'm not in great shape?

The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels, and the pace is set by the guide as you move through the French Quarter streets.

What if the weather is bad on the day of my tour?

Tours run rain or shine, so weather will not cancel your departure.

Can I bring a stroller or wheelchair on this tour?

The tour is wheelchair accessible, and infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller.

How long does the whole experience take?

The French Quarter walking tour and 1850 House Museum visit together take approximately two hours.